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Passionate about… | We are Passionate about CVs

Passionate about YOU!

Professional services for both employer and employee

Do you need a Curriculum Vitae? Let us do yours now. Give us your current one and we will modernise it.

Do you need credit-, criminal-, qualification-, reference-, referee checks and many more conducted on potential or current employees? We render these services to you at affordable pricing.

Launch Your Career

Get a head start with a professional CV that will open doors for you.

Great Turnaround Times

We strive to get your CV back to you in the shortest possible time.

Admired By Employers

Employers admire our CVs and many clients have found jobs using our CVs.

You receive an editable copy

We provide you with an Adobe Acrobat (pdf) version and also a copy in MS Word you may later edit to your liking.

We build your CV according to Industry requirements

We make sure your CV fits your current industry. We highlight your latest job to get your foot in the door.

Easy and secure payments

We make it easy for you with secure, online payments. We only use PayFast for payments.

Curriculum Vitae - the story of your life

Employers sometimes receive thousands of CVs for an advertised post. CVs are scanned within seconds for keywords and general impression. Make sure your only chance to get your foot in the door does not end up in the trash can.

Services

This is a brief summary of our services. Note that ALL our services need payment in advance and we have a strict no-refund policy.

CV REVAMP

We will revamp your CV to include applicable posts and latest flair. We cannot guarantee jobs but we know our CVs will let you get your foot in the door.

COVER LETTER

We create cover letters based on reference letters and other information you provide. These are generic but we still word them to apply to almost any job you apply for in your industry.

CHECKS

We do checks for any type of company that is not running full time HR functions at affordable fees. These include credit-, criminal-, qualification-, reference-, referee checks and many more.

REMOTE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

We assist with various administrative tasks. If you need a remote personal assistant please do not hesitate to contact us.

LEAD GENERATION

We assist with lead generation of various types. If you need leads get in touch and we will see if we are able to assist you.

Unique Service for individuals – Referee Check

We do referee checks for employees. Make sure you are not bad-mouthed by former employers behind your back.

Website Hosting and Design

We do website development and design. Our rates are affordable and we specialize in e-commerce solutions for South Africans. Contact us for more information

We render services aimed both at employer and employee.

For employees, we concentrate on the following:

  • CV revamp and services – We ensure your CV is up to standard and complete. We also provide cover letters based on your previous work experience and current posts.
  • Referee checks – Many employees struggle to find jobs never to find out that referees they added to their CVs or provided to prospective employers close the door on them, even though they were not necessarily in the wrong and left a previous company without burning any bridges. Personality clashes, unfortunately, sometimes are at play here. A new service we offer is to obtain references from your referees and provide simple feedback to you – BAD, GOOD, DECLINED, UNREACHABLE.
  • Reference checks – Individuals may also make use of our services in this regard if they are concerned about the possible results of these checks, OR if they simply need to easy their job applications by speeding up things.

For employers we concentrate on the following:

  • Checks of all kinds, but mainly criminal and reference checks (VISIT OUR SHOP). Sometimes you need to employ a new person and you need to ensure that person has no criminal record (this is almost a requirement nowadays) or credit record (this is highly recommended if you have a person handling cash, finances, or expensive and valuable stock). This is ideal for small businesses not running a full time or dedicated outsourced HR department.

General services:

  • We also assist with administrative services and lead generation.

Website services:

  • We develop websites and also host websites at affordable prices – for South Africans, by South Africans. For more information see our page on Website Services.

 

Our Team

Irma

Senior Partner

With more than 20 years experience in administrative and HR support functions, and five years in exactly what she is doing now - creating the best CVs to provide clients with a better chance of getting their foot into the job market - you need to make use of her services.
Two kids.
Two dogs.
Married to a hunk.

Webmaster

Webmaster and general elecitrciahandyfilingmaintefinanman

The shy nerdy dude who hates Zoom and WhatsApp video calls. Keeps the website up to date and makes sure no non-paid-for services are rendered by mistake.
Two kids.
Two dogs.
Married to a sexy.

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Wealthy Green
R140.00 - R190.00Once-Off Fee
  • Green Theme
  • Cover Letter Optional
  • Photo Optional
  • PDF format
  • FREE Editable MS-Word format
Perfect White
R140.00 - R190.00Once-Off Fee
  • White Theme
  • Cover Letter Optional
  • Photo Optional
  • PDF format
  • FREE Editable MS-Word format
Ambitious Burgandy
R140.00 - R190.00Once-Off Fee
  • Burgandy Theme
  • Cover Letter Optional
  • Photo Optional
  • PDF format
  • FREE Editable MS-Word format
Formal Grey
R140.00 - R190.00Once-Off Fee
  • Grey Theme
  • Cover Letter Optional
  • Photo Optional
  • PDF format
  • FREE Editable MS-Word format
Referee Check
R75-R300One to three checks
  • You provide your references
  • We do a reference check
  • We give feedback to you
  • You keep the good referees
  • You get rid of the bad referees

Testimonials

  • I approached Irma with a sense of urgency since I wanted to apply to newly advertised jobs on LinkedIn. I had to freshen my CV, and add new accomplishments. Irma, understood well, she quickly got in touch with, and clearly I could see she had a great understanding of CV writing. Her command of grammar was on point, and Irma was quick to figure out what would suit my typical position.
    In no time I had my CV in front of me. This gave me confidence to apply for jobs.
    I in turn paid it forward and recommended Irma to other friends. They equally had a great experience.

    I recommend Irma to anyone revamping their CV in this ever changing times on the job front.

    Kaushika Bhana
  • Thank you for the wonderful job you did with my CV Irma! Much appreciated!

    Lynn Africa
  • Thanks so much, Irma! I will definitely keep in touch. Keep doing what you do, you are amazing!

    Jolene Clayton
  • Thank you very much Irma for the outstanding assistance to upgrade my CV, it was done very professionally!

    Melissa Cunningham
  • Irma thanks so much for spicing up my cv. Must say I am really happy with your work.

    Ashwell Adams
  • Irma is very helpful and professional. She goes the extra mile and the document is well presented. I will recommend her services.

    Wendy Jansen van Rensburg

What you need to know

You may find the below information useful.

Confidentiality

We undertake not to sell or distribute any of your information and to treat all with the utmost confidentiality.

In general, we keep backups of all work we have done but those are secured in our offices and no devices with data go out in public.

You may request that we delete all personal data and we will confirm via email when this is done. This will include the following:

  • Any correspondence received from you.
  • Any correspondence sent to you.
  • Any copies of documents residing on our servers.

Communications

We communicate primarily using e-mail and WhatsApp.

Payment

Please note the following about payments:

  • Payment takes place via secure online facilities (https://payfast.co.za). We DO NOT accept cash.
  • Full payment is required before any services will be rendered.

About checks

A few pointers:

  • Payment is in advance.
  • Third parties are involved – sometimes delays may occur.
  • Results are emailed to the person placing the order here and paying for the service.

General information on CVs

Please note the following:

  • Once we e-mailed your final CV to you, you have five working days to respond should you require any errors /oversight /omission to be corrected, additions to be made, or changes to be made. Once this time has elapsed you will pay for any additional services rendered in full.
  • We will provide you with two copies of your final CV:
    • A .pdf document for secure distribution.
    • A MS Word document that you may edit as required (e.g add future posts, edit contact information, add newly obtained qualifications).
  • It is not our responsibility to find a job for you and we are not a recruitment company. You need to submit your CV to possible employers as required.

Documents Required

For All Checks (excluding referee checks):

  • RSA ID Book / RSA ID Card / Valid Passport
  • Completed Consent Form

For Criminal Check:

You will need to visit an available agency office (an appointment with location, date and time will be set up with you) and you need to take the original of the following documents with you:

  • RSA ID Book / RSA ID Card / Valid Passport
  • Completed Consent Form

For Qualification Check (RSA Matric, Degree, Diploma, Certificate):

  • Documents as for All Services, PLUS
  • Copy of qualification.
  • Name of Educational Institution.
  • Year qualification was completed.
  • Student number or examination number if available.

We offer far more than just CVs

Our services are not only limited to revamping CVs. We also offer various other services including checks (credit-, criminal-, qualification-, reference-, referee checks and many more) and administrative services. See what is available in our shop!

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About

We all have a story to tell, but only those very close to us will know it all.

Irma has been in the administrative and HR support industry for many years, with a great part if it also filling in as a personal assistant and office manager in various industries. She has become a CV expert over the past five years and since she was retrenched in July 2020 as a direct result of COVID-19 decided to take the opportunity and assist as many as possible in creating professional CVs for her clients. With a bit of work from both parties, even an entry-level CV can sometimes turn into a WOW-CV!

She treats every CV with the utmost confidentiality and respect, ensuring it reflects the true image of her client, and sometimes even get a bit emotional when she reads about the hardships of others. This is a real human working with real humans, turning her work into a passion…

Contact

Contact us for information on any of our products or services.

Contact Info

cv@passionate.co.za
We are a 100% online business and communicate primarily using e-mail and, on the odd occasion, WhatsApp.

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